{"id":15422,"date":"2019-08-25T19:32:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T23:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=15422"},"modified":"2019-08-25T19:32:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T23:32:18","slug":"la-policeman-who-said-sniper-shot-him-made-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/08\/25\/la-policeman-who-said-sniper-shot-him-made-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"LA policeman who said sniper shot him ‘made it up’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities in Los Angeles say a sheriff’s deputy who claimed he had been shot by a sniper actually cut two fake bullet holes in his uniform with a knife and made the whole thing up.<\/p>\n

Police launched a massive manhunt last Wednesday after Angel Reinosa called in to say he was pinned down by gunfire.<\/p>\n

“I’m taking shots from the north of the Lancaster helipad, I’m hit in the right shoulder,” said a frantic Mr Reinosa.<\/p>\n

“My shirt’s ripped to the right. I think it’s from the apartment window.”<\/p>\n

Mr Reinosa has been relieved of his duties and is facing a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n

‘Things didn’t add up’<\/h2>\n

Police launched a massive manhunt, focusing on the apartment building cited by Mr Reinosa. A SWAT team and armoured vehicles blocked off roads around the building and officers searched through the night for the alleged sniper. The deputy was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

“He is doing great, thankfully,” Sheriff’s Captain Todd Weber said at the time. “The wound was minor and he’s been treated and he’s doing well, in high spirits.”<\/p>\n

The only problem was, there was no wound. Mr Reinosa has now admitted fabricating the sniper fire and using a knife to cut two fake bullet holes in the shoulder area of his shirt.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear why it took so long to notice that Mr Reinosa had not suffered any wounds.<\/p>\n

“There were many things that didn’t add up,” said Sheriff’s Captain Kent Wegener, adding that the deputy’s account of events “didn’t make a whole lot of sense”.<\/p>\n

He said the deputy had “failed to provide information regarding his motivation for this act”.<\/p>\n

Mr Reinosa had been with the Sheriff’s Department for a year and joined the Lancaster station in May for patrol training, the LA Times reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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